Levi wanted to search those beautiful amber eyes for signs of emotion again. Wanted to confirm his baby didn’t dislike him. And hoped that maybe, just maybe those two gems would reflect the same intense feelings that were currently coursing through his own veins.
Impulsively, Levi’s restless hand flew to lift his baby’s chin to face him. But halfway there, he realized that locking eyes with his baby right now would be like adding oil onto his fire. Thus his hand changed directions to entangle himself in his darling’s hair instead.
After Levi’s hand reached out, for a brief moment, Noah thought the other wanted to caress his face. Yet confronted with that possibility, instead of recoiling back, Noah’s feet stood rooted to the spot as if they had been welded to the ground.
Each one of his body parts remained frozen entirely in place. Even his eyes dared not look up. They glued themselves to his feet with such concentration it was as if he was worried his toes would be swallowed by the gluttonous carpet monster the very next second.
When Levi’s hand slid past Noah’s face to rest on his head, though Noah’s little heart thrashed within his ribcage like a wild mare, his form, in complete contrast, still remained perfectly still.
Rationally Noah knew that things were no longer the same, that he should widen the distance between himself and Levi, but not a single body part listened to reason. From beginning to end, he remained motionless, letting Levi touch and caress as he pleased.
The other’s large hands were warm and gentle, their touch both comfortable and uncomfortable. Comfortable for it felt so very pleasant, uncomfortable for it evoked an unfamiliar itch within Noah’s heart.
Levi took long steady breaths to calm down his inner fire. He gently stroked his baby’s silky hair, unsure whether it was in an attempt to appease his restless little kitten or to relieve his own need for intimacy.
Every inch of his baby was testing the limits of his self-control. Not knowing where to look, Levi’s gaze wandered until he again caught sight of his darling’s cute curled little toes. His breath caught in his throat, and he tightly shut his eyes. Why was it that even seeing something as innocent as fingers and toes could still fan the flames of his desires?? His darling was simply a bewitching little incubus!
“Don’t walk around barefoot; you’ll catch a cold,” Levi murmured softly, his voice low and raspy.
The sensual whisper traveled through Noah’s ears into his heart, making everything it passed through feel unbearably ticklish. Nonetheless, he nodded his head very obediently.
Levi eyed his docile little rabbit, and a devious glint flashed within his blue eyes. He leaned closer to his baby’s neon pink ear, his hot breath puffing against it, “Mn? Not getting dressed? Could it be…?” His voice dropped low, his timbre carrying with it a dangerous allure, “…you want to go for another round?“
Noah, “…!” QAQ
Noah’s round eyes widened into saucers in an instant, and the previously-frozen-in-place little rabbit lunged for the closet like his little ass was on fire.
Levi’s hand hung in the air for a while before he recovered. Then his eyes involuntarily curved and from his throat rumbled out a low chuckle.
***
The older of the two Cordia siblings laid in her bed, staring at the ceiling. Ever since last night, she had been waiting for her fiancé to return her calls but let alone a call, she didn’t even receive a text message!
Her two eyes, which were by now full of unspoken complaints, eyed the clock on the wall.
Levi had always been an early bird. He should have long gotten up by now. So why was he not even letting out a peep? Even if he hadn’t seen the missed calls last night, what about this morning?!
Why was his communicator still set to do-not-disturb? Was he really ignoring her?!
What was going on in his head?!? –The pitiful woman felt like her hair would start falling out from worry any time now.
Her gaze lowered towards the date displayed below the time, the sight of which was currently very piercing to the eyes. The wedding was in three days, ah!! 〒▽〒 If she didn’t coax this big man-child by then, would he really stand her up at the altar?!
“…”
Yep. He would definitely do it… ○| ̄|_
‘Gosh! What’s all this about?!’ –The indignant bride aggressively grabbed the fluffy cat pillows on her bed and with great force threw them to the…!
…Other side of the bed. Of course she wouldn’t throw them on the ground to appease her temper tantrum! Her cute pillows shouldn’t be mistreated like that! Throwing them around the bed was good enough!
After venting out some of her frustration through messing up the pillow formation, the oldest Cordia sibling rolled out of bed and trotted over to her mother drinking coffee in the living room.
“Mom!” Her whine carried two parts curiosity, three parts urgency, and five parts indignance.
“Yes, sweetie?” Cordia mommy reflexively replied.
“Yesterday, you told me that my wedding is in jeopardy and to talk to Levi ASAP!”
Cordia mommy halted her sipping and cautiously scanned her daughter up and down. Judging by her daughter’s current mood… “…you still haven’t talked to him?”
The mentioned daughter’s burning eyes locked onto her mother, and her hands grabbed Cordia mommy’s shoulder. “Mom! Spit it out!”
“…What???” Cordia mommy’s eyes bulged out, and she spat out her coffee in a panic. “Why?? What’s wrong with my coffee?!”
Her daughter momentarily froze in shock, then shook her head helplessly, “No! I didn’t mean spit it out literally! I meant, spit it out, metaphorically! Tell me, why is Levi throwing a tantrum!”
Cordia mommy eyed the spit that was now floating in her coffee cup resembling milk foam and couldn’t help but give her daughter a reproachful look. With veins bulging on the back of her hand, she put down her cup on the table.
“He isn’t throwing a tantrum…” Cordia mommy wiped her mouth with a napkin, mulling over how to word it.
One very confused Healer tilted her head uncomprehendingly. What else would you call her fiancé’s current behavior if not a tantrum??
Noticing her daughter’s skepticism, Cordia mommy was forced to elaborate. But first… “Sweetie, you better…” Cordia mommy patted the seat next to her, “…sit down. Have breakfast first…”
“No! Stop delaying!” Her daughter stomped her feet, “Spit it out! Right now!”
“Ai…” Cordia mommy sighed, “Your fiancé…” she sighed again, “he is… smitten with someone else…”
Sure enough. As soon as the words left her mouth, her daughter’s eyeballs nearly popped out of her head. And she missed the chair she had been lowering her butt into.
With a high-pitched screech, her pitiful daughter desperately grabbed at the chair, only to topple over along with the chair. The loud crash was hair-raising, yet the first thing that came out of the victim’s mouth wasn’t an ouch, but a shrill “…What did you just say?!?!”
***
When Trey returned to his room last night, he still couldn’t get rid of his inner restlessness. He felt as if he, a conscientious shepherd, left his sheep in a wolf den for the night! How could he just peacefully go to bed knowing that at this very moment, that pitiful little lamb might be getting swallowed inside a stomach of a big bad wolf!?
Fynn saw the other agitatedly pacing up and down in his peripheral vision and just couldn’t concentrate on his work. He closed his light screen with a sigh. “What are you worrying about? The glass windows of the suite are completely bulletproof. And the walls and doors of the presidential suite are half a meter thick – even a cannon wouldn’t be able to get through.”
Trey stiffened but otherwise did not respond.
Fynn languidly scanned the other up and down, “But you already knew that so, I take it, the cause of your worry is not due to outside threats?”
Trey’s eyebrows furrowed, and his lips pressed tightly together. His lack of verbal response carried with it silent admittance.
Fynn sighed again; he wasn’t the type to beat around the bush, thus… “It’s not your duty to protect him from getting laid.”
That brutal statement finally made Trey unable to keep quiet. “If it’s not a bodyguard’s duty to prevent his boss from being physically taken advantage of, then whose duty is it?!”
Fynn rolled his eyes, “Your boss is an SS-ranked Soother. Who can force himself on him? If anyone even tried, the only thing they’d get would be a one-way trip to the hospital. You think your little master’s mental punches aren’t powerful enough?” Trey protested, “He is still recovering–“ “Yes, but he is not crippled,” Fynn tsked, “His head might hurt a bit afterward, but if the need arises, he can still do his famous one-hit knockout no problem.” Trey gritted his teeth, “He wouldn’t. He is too gentle; he wouldn’t want to hurt–“ “That’s not quite right,” Fynn once again gave Trey no chance to finish his sentence. “It’s true that he wouldn’t use reverse soothing on Astar Levi. But not because Aris is too gentle, but because hurting Levi is less acceptable to Aris than getting his tofu eaten.” Fynn gave Trey a meaningful look, however, the other didn’t seem to understand his implied meaning, “If you know that, why are you still not saying anythi
And thus, the two-day bachelor party was planned as such – on the first day of the party, they would spend it in the penthouse. The staff of the hotel would serve them drinks and fine food while they spent the day “bonding” over classic group activities. Such as setting up a billiards or dart tournament. Or gambling their pants off playing poker. Because it wouldn’t be a proper bachelor party if it didn’t result in the creation of blackmail material! Thus, if getting drunk and losing their pants while gambling didn’t provide them with enough black history to laugh about in the future, there were also backup plans such as playing ‘spin the bottle’, or singing karaoke on the fancy new karaoke equipment they brought in. In any case, during this party, they would give Swiftrain a couple of opportunities to strike, and if he still didn’t bite, then there was still the continuation of the party tomorrow. The activities of which included skiing and relaxing in the spa.
Noah’s fidgeting form abruptly stiffened, blood rushed into his head, and he couldn’t help but indignantly glare at Levi, looking like a kitten with his fur puffed up. Unfortunately, the warning admonishment within his wide watery eyes, coupled with his flushed cheeks, turned into allure in the eyes of a certain wolf. The already nonexistent threat was further diminished by the fact that he couldn’t hold Levi’s gaze for long. Ah, how could the little baby Noah compare with this shameless tease? Especially when the mentioned tease looked especially radiant today with even his eyes smiling? Baby Noah couldn’t even look at him straight without feeling like his little heart would jump out of his chest! Levi chuckled again and adoringly ruffled his kitten’s raised fur. The indignant kitten huffed and puffed but made no moves to avoid his hand. “When…” the kitten Noah grumbled under his breath. “When is what?” wolf Levi hummed, “Dinner? Up to you. My stomac
And thus they played pool for long five… five… Five minutes… Why? “Astar! Levi!” A tomato red and very livid Noah, who was currently leaning over the pool table, ground his teeth. His grip on the cue stick was so tight his fingers turned white. Astar Levi, with his lips pressed tightly together, stood stiffly behind him with his arms rigidly enveloping the other. He said not a word, and his expression was grave, however, if one looked closely, one could see grievances spilling out of his eyes. So, one might be thinking, ‘Oh, so that’s what happened! This dawg Astar Levi shamelessly attempted to eat some tofu in broad daylight!’ Shameless dawg Astar Levi pleads not guilty! QAQ ‘I’ve been wrongfully accused!!’ He really didn’t, ah! He was very honestly trying to teach his baby how to play pool! And of course, when teaching someone how to do something, a hands-on approach was always the best… Ok, sure, the reason
And thus, Astar Levi went to handle his swelling, disappointed he wouldn’t be receiving his darling’s assistance, but comforted with the fact that soon enough, this little cabbage would be fully his, and then he would be able to eat it up in all sorts of ways for the rest of eternity. Meanwhile, Noah remained there in the hallway, encouraging himself to man up. Though embarrassing, he ought to go back to the party. If he didn’t return back soon, others might think the two of them were doing inappropriate things together! But ah! Going back wasn’t that easy! Right now, he was again feeling like his life was too embarrassing to continue living! For such a thing to happen in front of so many people! Noah covered his burning face with his hands. ‘They saw nothing. They saw nothing.’ He tried to brainwash himself. ‘Just pretend nothing happened! You’ve got nothing to be embarrassed about! It’s not like it was you that got an erection!’ “W
What was with this strange feeling in his chest? Why did it matter to him whether Levi watched it or not? The man had already broken up with his sister, so what’s wrong with watching a strip show? Why did the idea of the other enjoying the sight ruffle his feathers? Noah exhaled a breath and admonished himself. It was perfectly fine to have conservative values, but it was not fine to push his own values onto others! Levi treated him like a younger brother, so he didn’t wish him to see anything R-18, but Noah had no such excuse to write off his own feelings! (Blackie, ‘Oh? So you too know the younger brother treatment is an excuse?’ (¬‿¬)) Could it be that deep down, he already had some thoughts and feelings towards Levi that he shouldn’t have?! 😱 … While the two were off in their own pink world of two, the strippers dancing around Astar Levi exchanged a glance. ‘What… what’s happening?’ Did th
When the eldest Cordia sibling heard that her soon-to-be husband was a slag who dared cheat on her with someone else, blood rushed to her head, and without further thought, she took the first maglev train to the Astars’ mountain resort. She had been in such a hurry that she didn’t even remember to switch to more appropriate wear, coming to a snow-covered mountain in high heels! Throughout the entire train ride, she kept calling her fiancé, but not a single call went through! That son-of-a-bitch must have added her number to his blacklist!! ‘Heh heh heh. Astar Levi, you sure have guts!’ (ꐦ ◠‿◠) ‘Just you wait! I’ll rip those guts out and then regenerate them. Over and over and over!’ ‘You’ll rue the day you decided to backstab this mommy!’ ‘And the little bitch that dared seduce a man with a fiancé! Heh heh. Just wait until this mommy gets her hands on you!’ Only upon exiting the train did thi
The ex-groom and bride stared each other down. And judging by the equally fierce sparks shooting out of their eyes, if one didn't know their identities beforehand, it would be impossible to tell which was the Healer and which was the Enforcer. "Maery," Levi squeezed between his gritted teeth. Hearing that word, Noah visibly flinched. And Levi, who had always paid attention to his baby first and everyone and everything else second, instantly shut up and tried to retract his intimidating aura. Tried being the keyword. Maery, too, didn't wish to upset her baby brother, so she forced a smile. Unfortunately, that smile looked scarier than her frown. But fortunately for the both of them, Noah's reaction to the word had nothing to do with the tone or facial expression it was spoken in! No, no, no! There was a very different reason as to why he had always avoided referring to his newly obtained sister by her name! And that was because…